Finally found a pound of RL=26
Looking to load 140 VLD
Where should I start?
Captn T

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RL26 is not a good powder for a 65-284, nether is h4350.H4831SC is the way to go!!4350 it way to finicky and dosen't give enough speed.RL26 will eat a barrel in 400 rounds.RL26 burns hotter than 4350.H4831SC gave great acuracy and good speed.

RL26 is not a good powder for a 65-284, nether is h4350.H4831SC is the way to go!!4350 it way to finicky and dosen't give enough speed.RL26 will eat a barrel in 400 rounds.RL26 burns hotter than 4350.H4831SC gave great acuracy and good speed.

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My experience argues otherwise. I have been running RL-26 in two 6.5-284s (140s and 142s) and a .243 AI (105s and 115s)for some time and throat wear has not been any more rapid than with H4831SC. One of the 6.5-284 barrels has 840 rounds through it and has seen no appreciable decline in accuracy.

I'm pleased with the results I've obtained with RL-26. I can get velocities unobtainable with other powders and with very good accuracy. Further, I don't have to run loads at brass-trashing pressures to get these results. I think this powder is almost ideal for the 6.5-284 and I'm sticking with it until something else comes along that outperforms it.

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